Which of the following was the most immediate result of the edict excerpted?

5.Read the excerpt and answer the question below.“European leaders concluded that the Muslims’ power fed upon the wealth generated by theircontrol of the most lucrative trade routes. By paying premium prices to Muslim merchants forthe gold and ivory of sub-Saharan Africa and for the silks, gems, and spices of Asia, Europeanconsumers enriched the Islamic world while draining wealth from Christendom. . . . VisionaryEuropeans hoped to weaken their enemy and enrich themselves by seeking an alternative traderoute by sea.”-Historian Alan Taylor, American Colonies, 2001The conditions described in the excerpt most directly contributed to which of the following?A. European nations’ efforts to explore and conquer the New WorldB. Crusaders’ efforts to retake the Holy Land for ChristiansC. merchants’ efforts to raise taxes on luxury trade goodsD. slave traders’ efforts to find new markets for enslaved laborers

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Which of the following was the most immediate result of the decision excerpted?
Which of the following practices did the ideas expressed in the excerpt most directly challenge?
Which of the following best explains the most important effect that religious competition had on Europe?
Which of the following was an interpretation of the speech by opponents of the goals Clay expressed in the expert?

PTS:3TOP:Chapter 1NOT:When Christopher Columbus set off in 1492, his objective was to find a direct water route fromEurope to Asia. Instead, he found the Americas, which turned out to have valuable resources for trade.6.Read the excerpt and answer the question below.As we wish the said Indians to be converted to our Holy Catholic Faith, and to be taught itsdoctrines . . . I command you to compel and oblige the said Indians to deal and associate with theChristians of the said island, to work in their buildings in collecting and mining gold and othermetals, and to grow food and supplies for the Christian settlers and inhabitants of the said island. . . . and this they are to do as the free persons they are, and not as slaves; and you are to see to itthat the said Indians are well treated . . .-Source: Queen Isabella to Nicolas de Ovando, Governor of Hispaniola, 1503Which of the following was the most immediate result of the edict excerpted?

PTS:3TOP:Chapter 2NOT:The encomienda system was a legal system in which the monarchs of Spain gave Spanishsettlers land and indigenous people as laborers in the New World.7.

Aerial reconstruction of the city of Cahokia Artist's conception of the city of Cahokia, near modern-day St. Louis. At its peak around 1100 CE, Cahokia had 20,000 residents.Which of the following conclusion might historians make about the Mississippian people from theevidence of Cahokia?

8.Examine the image and answer the question below.

Use the information you learned on the Spanish Colonization to answer the questions below.

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* 1. What is Francisco Pizarro best known for accomplishing in Incan Peru?

He established a trading post in Cuzco, and introduced the potato to Europe

He discovered the thriving arts colony of Machu Picchu

He conquered the Incan empire, ransomed the emperor Atahualpa, and then had him executed

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* 2. Read the excerpt and answer the question below.
“By virtue of the said ransom, let ships go there and bring away as many male and female Negroes as possible, newly imported and between the ages of fifteen to eighteen or twenty years. . . .The burden of work of the Indians will be eased and unlimited amounts of gold will be mined. This is the best land in the world for Negroes, women and old men, and it is very rarely that one of these people die.” -Source: Alonso de Zuazo, Spanish colonial judge, 1518

Which of the following contributed most to the increasing use of African slave labor instead of Native American labor in colonial Spain?

Enslaved Africans could cultivate cash crops at a faster rate, satisfying European demands for agricultural products.

Enslaved Africans had already converted to Christianity, satisfying the Spanish crown.

Enslaved Africans had knowledge of where to find gold and silver mines in the Americas.

Enslaved Africans were immune to most diseases spread by the Spanish, while indigenous people were not.

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* 3. Read the excerpt and answer the question below.
As we wish the said Indians to be converted to our Holy Catholic Faith, and to be taught its doctrines . . . I command you to compel and oblige the said Indians to deal and associate with the Christians of the said island, to work in their buildings in collecting and mining gold and other metals, and to grow food and supplies for the Christian settlers and inhabitants of the said island . . . . and this they are to do as the free persons they are, and not as slaves; and you are to see to it that the said Indians are well treated . . . -Source: Queen Isabella to Nicolas de Ovando, Governor of Hispaniola

Which of the following was the most immediate result of the edict excerpted?

The Spanish caste system

The Reconquista

The Encomienda system

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

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* 4. What solution did Bartolome de las Casas suggest to solve the problem of Native American (Indian) enslavement and mistreatment?

He asked the Spanish Monarchs to set all Native Americans free and use Spanish labor instead.

He demanded a Bill of Rights be written for Native Americans.

He suggested the use of African slaves instead of Native American slaves.

He invented new tools that made slave labor unnecessary.

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* 5. Presidios were built to protect what system in North America?

The Spanish Inquisition

The mission system

The Feudal system

The Encomienda system

Which of the following was the most immediate result of the decision excerpted?

Which of the following was the most immediate result of the decision excerpted? Segregationists in southern states would resist in mass in order to avoid applying the ruling to their own school districts.

Which of the following practices did the ideas expressed in the excerpt most directly challenge?

Which of the following practices did the ideas expressed in the excerpt most directly challenge? Enslaving indigenous people as laborers in the encomienda system. The encomienda system promised colonists land as well as the labor of indigenous people.

Which of the following best explains the most important effect that religious competition had on Europe?

According to the passage, which of the following best explains the most important effect that religious competition had on Europe? It motivated Europeans to look for new methods to access luxury goods.

Which of the following was an interpretation of the speech by opponents of the goals Clay expressed in the expert?

Which of the following was an interpretation of the speech by opponents of the goals Clay expressed in the excerpt? The United States should increase domestic manufacturing to promote prosperity.